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S. Shapiro Appointed

Manager-Bulk Services

Of Federal Barge Lines

K. Chorlton, vice president of the company's Marine Division.

Details on how the programs are developed are contained in a technical bulletin — Vessel Plant

Performance: A Discussion of

Methods of Analysis. For a free copy of the bulletin, or informa- tion on arranging a performance evaluation for a specific vessel, write to K. Chorlton, Dept. M.R.,

Ferrous Corporation, 910 108th

Street N.E., Bellevue, Wash. 98004.

Druitt Named Special

Projects Manager By

Intermarine Services

William Druitt has been ap- pointed manager, special projects (new construction), by Interma- rine Services Inc. (ISI) of Hous- ton. ISI, a subsidiary of Global

Marine, Inc., provides oil-field equipment procurement and for- warding services on a worldwide basis to the oil industry as well as the parent company.

The Special Projects section of

ISI is engaged in procuring owner- furnished equipment for Global

Marine's rapidly expanding fleet of jackup and semisubmersible drilling rigs. Mr. Druitt has served Global Marine since 1970, acting as purchasing agent for the Glomar Explorer and other

Global Marine offshore drilling rigs.

Sheldon Shapiro

Sheldon Shapiro has been ap- pointed manager-bulk services of

Federal Barge Lines by Pott In- dustries Inc., it was announced by Thomas F. Maloney, senior vice president-sales of Federal

Barge Lines, a wholly owned sub- sidiary of Pott Industries. Pott is a member of the Houston Natural

Gas Corporation group of compa- nies.

In his new position, Mr. Shapiro will be responsible for administer- ing bulk contracts and handling inquiries on rates and services in connection with all bulk move- ments, with the exception of coal and grain products. Prior to be- coming manager-bulk services,

Mr. Shapiro had served as a rate and traffic analyst for Federal

Barge Lines.

Mr. Shapiro is a former teacher in the Affton Missouri School Dis- trict. He joined Federal Barge in 1978 as a dispatcher.

New Technique Measures

Power Plant Performance —Bulletin Available

A unique, computer-based tech- nique for accurately determining vessel power plant performance has been developed by Ferrous

Corporation of Bellevue, Wash., a manufacturer of combustion catalysts for marine diesels and boilers.

Using a specially developed software package, Ferrous can quickly evaluate plant perform- ance based on engine-room log data. The program already has been tested on a number of ships.

Ferrous collects data on daily fuel use, engine miles, rpm, and average API. The software pro- gram evaluates the data and ap- plies a number of correcting fac- tors to determine overall plant efficiency. Results are displayed as bar graphs.

To date, tests conducted before and after use of Ferrous catalyst have indicated fuel efficiency im- provements and cost savings of between 5 and 10 percent. "We've found that the test has become a very important tool for vessel owners who are seriously looking for ways to run their pow- er plants more efficiently," said

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